This one may be a little off the board, but this is a player who can do a couple of things at the elite level so I think he makes an excellent spare.

What if I told you that the player currently leading the NHL in PIM is still available? And what if I told you that this player was currently 4th in the NHL (among players with over 1000) with a faceoff winning percentage of 57.5%?

that's right, he's available. I'm absolutely thrilled to get him. I'm surprised no one has taken him as a fighting/faceoff specialist yet:

Haha I thought it was pretty funny, I just wanted to be sure this was a complete joke like I thought it was.

This pick, actually good haha. Great 4th liner if that's how you're using him.

I can see him filling in at LW on the 2nd-4th line in a pinch, and at C on the 3rd or 4th if I need him to. He's pretty multi-skilled. Biggest drawbacks are his size and rarely getting a chance in the playoffs.

He was a underrated player for his entire career. Reliable defender with excellent puck skills, can play in all game situations. Plays it safe defensively whenever possible.Very competitive with good hockey sense.He is a coaches dream player who can do it all at both ends of the rink. Knows how to score when he is on the point during a powerplay. Effortless skater who had the wheels to join the rush to help out on offense.

This one may be a little off the board, but this is a player who can do a couple of things at the elite level so I think he makes an excellent spare.

What if I told you that the player currently leading the NHL in PIM is still available? And what if I told you that this player was currently 4th in the NHL (among players with over 1000) with a faceoff winning percentage of 57.5%?

that's right, he's available. I'm absolutely thrilled to get him. I'm surprised no one has taken him as a fighting/faceoff specialist yet:

Zenon Konopka, C

I read his name, thought "huh, probably a European player I've never heard of. Wait, he's currently leading the NHL in PIM's? *flashback to Canucks board discussions about fourth line C trade candidates*. Wait, what the hell, isn't this the Islanders fourth line center? Is seventies THAT confident in his team that he's throwing picks like this...maybe he's drunk. No, pick made this morning...hungover then....oh, it's April Fools."

Ok, so that means that the two goalies from the cup winner and two best goalies (for the first half of the year?) from other teams

Actually IIRC it was the two all stars from the prior season. Most of the early ASG dates that I've seen are in October. I don't think they changed that until some time in the 60s, after the initial wave of new teams was added.

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Thanks for the link. The All-Star game was played before the season started, right?

EDIT: it's puzzling that 50% of the time there's only one goaltender selected and the other 50% 2 goaltenders. I don't see any consistency whatsoever.

Yeah I couldn't figure that out either. Not sure if that means that only the one played, or if that means that the first or second team all-star was on the Cup Champion.